Seattle's Transportation Equity Framework

Development

A Transportation Equity Workgroup (TEW) was established in early 2019 to seek input from a broad and diverse set of community members representing vulnerable communities. Each member of the TEW is connected to local organizations in the Seattle-King County region and applies their experiences and professional knowledge to identifying actions that help resolve transportation related challenges. Their input was used to define a set of values and strategies for the TEF, which will guide the actions of Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) employees for years to come.

Based on the shared goals of the Transportation Equity Program (TEP): 

• The TEF is a roadmap for SDOT decision-makers, employees, stakeholders, partners, and the greater community to collaboratively create a fair transportation system. 
• In 2021, SDOT continued to collaborate with members of the TEW to co-design the Implementation Plan. From January through August 2021, SDOT staff and TEW members collaborated in a series of meetings that enabled participants to build deeper relationships, actively listen, and creatively brainstorm to create an implementation plan together.

Equity Framework Materials

• Transportation Equity Framework, Part 1: Values & Strategies
• Transportation Equity Hand-out (Print & Share)
• Transportation Equity Framework Folio

TEF Implementation Plan

The implementation plan includes tactics that advance the values and strategies defined in Part One of the TEF:

• These tactics range in different categories from advocacy, policy, program, project to tactics that are more cultural changes for our department such as our internal processes and best practices.
• The plan spans from 2022 to 2028, with the understanding it is a dynamic document that will be adjusted, monitored, and updated regularly. 

Learn more about our TEF tactics and monitoring below: